Annotated Bibliography on

 

“How Can Technology Benefit Our Students”

Question: How can technology benefit our students?

 

Shieh, Ruey S.(2012) The Impact of Technology-Enabled Active Learning (TEAL) Implementation on Student Learning and Teachers' Teaching in a High School Context
Computers & Education,  v59 n2 p206-214 Sep 2012. 9 pp.
           This article discusses how technology increases motivation and self-esteem, changes the roles of students and teachers in the classroom, and facilitates the accomplishment of more complex tasks, and helps collaboration with peers. Moreover, class interaction and discussion is accomplished through the support of the Interactive Response System (IRS), which allows the instructor to pose questions and track and assess students’ responses to the discussed questions individually and immediately.
          I have chosen this article because it provides me a clear picture that when teachers incorporate technology tools in their lesson plans, it smoothes the learning process and provides an opportunity for students to actively take part in classroom activities. This study, which was conducted in Taiwan, shows that technology use allows many more students to be actively thinking about information, making choices, and executing skills than is typical in teacher-led lessons. Moreover, when technology is used as a tool to support students in performing authentic tasks, the students are in a better position to define their goals, make design decisions, and evaluate their progress. In order to promote technology-enhanced innovative teaching in school-level education, Taiwan’s central government has appropriated substantial amounts of money to help schools, particularly resource-disadvantaged schools, to upgrade their technological facilities.